CELTIC beat Perth Glory 2-0 in yesterday’s friendly in Australia, but the victory came at a cost with Beram Kayal suffering a broken nose in an elbowing incident.

Beram Kayal was far from happy as he left the ground with both sides of his nose packed []

Kayal had to be substituted in the first half and is now set to miss Wednesday’s final match against Melbourne Victory.

The Israeli international was left down and out after his nose was smashed in a poor challenge by Glory midfielder Adam Hughes – although Celtic manager Neil Lennon moved to play down the incident after the game.

Lennon said: “He has got a broken nose, but the doctor clicked it back into place.

“He will be a bit sore for a few days and we might not be able to take a risk with him on Wednesday.

“We will see how he is over the next couple of days.

“It was competitive but I don’t think it was over-physical. It was very reminiscent of a game back home really.

He has got a broken nose, but the doctor clicked it back into place

Celtic boss Neil Lennon

“We have no complaints about it. It was just one of those unfortunate things.”

Kayal was far from happy as he left the ground with both sides of his nose packed.

There were also a few other full-on challenges, but the Celtic manager was pleased with the work-out and the obvious improvement from his team.

Lennon said: “I thought we started the game very well. That was what I was looking for, a better start than last week.

“I felt with the week’s preparation that the boys will be better for it. That proved to be the case.

“We scored a good goal with the first one and got an early goal in the second half.

“We were pretty much in control from then on. We are only two weeks away from the season and that was emphasised by the players.

“We need try to get up to speed as quickly as possible, which is a big ask considering we have only been back a couple of weeks and we’ve had a lot of travelling in between that.”